MCINTOSH

How MCINTOSH compares

With 784 MW of capacity, MCINTOSH ranks 15th among the 64 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Alabama and 7th of the 16 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 7.7% of Alabama's operating Natural Gas capacity and 2.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 158th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1991, it is newer than 59% of the 64 operating Alabama plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, POWERSOUTH ENERGY COOPERATIVE, runs 5 operating plants in Alabama totaling 1,984 MW. It shares Washington County with 2 other operating plants, CHARLES R LOWMAN and WASHINGTON COUNTY COGENERATION FACILITY.

EIA-860 lists 5 generators at the site with 676 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas fired combustion turbine technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 784 MW). Net generation was 256 GWh in 2024 (a 4.3% capacity factor), down 68% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1991 and 2010.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by ALABAMA POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 3,520 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is BARRY (2,842 MW, Coal).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology